Oboe, C
Maker
Johann Ziegler
Date1830-1840 ca
Place MadeVienna, Austria, Europe
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on all joints: [Hapsburg eagle] / I. ZIEGLER / WIEN / 1MarkingsThe 1 is stamped twice on the lower joint, once below the signature as on the other joints, and once mid-joint.
Description3 sections: upper joint, bottom joint, and bell. Boxwood body with ivory ferrules and finial. Brass keywork. Body profile with bulb-shaped top baluster, and bell with prominent rim and double flare. Fifteen keys, counting the touchpieces: low A, low B-flat, low B, low C, C#, E-flat, left-hand E-flat, F, left-hand F, F# corrector, G#, B-flat with duplicate touchpiece, C, and speaker key. Keys mounted in woodblocks and partial turned rings. Low B-flat and low A keys are operated by the right thumb. Tuning slide in the top joint. One of the turned blocks supporting the two lowest keys is encased in a brass cover with integral thumb rest. Metal-lined reed receiver.
DimensionsHeight: 624mm
ProvenancePurchased from Tony Bingham, London, England.
Published ReferencesLarson, André P. _Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003_. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003 (p. 43)
“Recent Acquisitions.” _National Music Museum Newsletter_ 29, No. 2 (May 2002): 6-8.
"Oboe." in _Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart_, ed. by Ludwig Finscher, vol. 7 (Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1994-2007): 526.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 2001
Object number10071
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